The Kabuler by @lorenzo.meloni ⁠ ⁠ "The visual representation and imagination we have of conflict is linked to 'action'. Both cinema and photography, have mostly tried to exalt wars as something that happens 'quickly' and in an exciting way. On the other hand, reality is much more complex. When I started to look at all the pictures I had taken during my years working in the war, one of my first thoughts was 'War is really boring, repetitive'.⁠ ⁠ "During my work on the field, I spent entire days hiding behind walls, months in the same street, reaching 'targets' that were nothing more than a pile of rubble. I have photographed the same scenes of suffering a million times, happening the same way.⁠ ⁠ "When shooting or editing my images I try to avoid as much as possible images that contain easy answers and simplify the conflict in the 'act' itself but I always look for something that is somehow metaphorical or contains more and even opposed layers. I like the idea to create a kind of before and after imagery of the conflict."⁠ ⁠ An excerpt from a conversation between Lorenzo Meloni and @obscura.io Journal Contributor @danielleezzo. Meloni discusses 'The Kabuler', a project developed with Cristina @lademiddel. ⁠ ⁠ Read the full interview at the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ PHOTOS: Afghanistan. January 2022. ⁠ ⁠ © @lorenzo.meloni / Magnum Photos, from Magnum- @obscura.io commission